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Patented July 13,1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. TYLER AND JAMES DEMPSTER, OF HALIFAX, CANADA.

IBRISTLE-WASHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 586,404, dated July 13, 1897.

Application filed January 16, 1897. Serial No. 619,471. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES E. TYLER an d JAMES DEMPSTER, of Halifax, in the Province of Nova Scotia and Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and Improved Bristle-Tashing Machine, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to the manufacture of brushes; and its object is to provide a new and improved bristle-washing machine which is simple and durable in construction and arr nged to clean a large number of bundles of bristles simultaneously and to permit of removing a washed bundle of bristles and replacing the same by an unwashed bundle during the washing operation and without stopping the machine.

The invention consists principally of a reciprocating comb and a disk capable of movement over-the said comb and adapted to carry the bristles and bring the latter into the path of the comb-teeth.

The invention also consists in certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the same on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is an enlarged perspective View of one of the bristle-bundle holders, and Fig. 5 is a plan view of the bristle-band and bristles.

The improved machine is provided with a suitably-constructed box A, adapted to contain a washing liquid, such as soap and water, the said box being provided on its sides with longitudinally extending guideways B, in which is fitted to slide the back of a comb O, immersed in the said liquid and connected by a pitman D with the crank-arm E of a shaft E, jou rnaled in suitable bearings in the sides of the box A and carrying at one outer end fast and loose pulleys E connected by belt with other machinery for imparting a rotary motion to the said shaft E and, by means of the crank-arm E and pitman D, a reciprocating motion to the comb O.

The comb O is provided on its top with upwardly-extending teeth 0, preferably arranged in circles, as indicated in Fig. 1, and adapted to engage and pass through the bristles held in bundles F and closed at their upper ends with a temporary binder or band F, as indicated in Fig. 5.

Each bundle of bristles F is temporarily clamped in a bristle-holder G, removably attached to a disk H, mounted to revolve in suitable bearings I, secured in the box A above the comb C, as is plainly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The disk H is arranged to carry a number of such bristle-holders G, and the disk H is mounted to turn on a central shaft J, secured in the bottom of. the box A and extending through a slotO formed in the back of the comb C. On the upper end of the shaft J is pivotally mounted a handle K for turning thedisk H intermittently by hand, so as to bring different bundles of bristles into the path of different teeth 0 during the time the comb C reciprocates. The handle K has on its side a downwardlyextending lug K, which lugs are capable of embracing any of the levers G whereby to removably connect the disk H with the handle.

The disk H is provided with a central body H, from the under side of which project radial arms H formed at the top with notches H adapted to be engaged by a transverselyextending cleat G formed onthe body G of the bristle-holder G, the said body engaging with its lower end one side of the binder F, the other side being engaged by a clampingbar G held loosely on a bolt L, secured in the body G, as is plainly shown in Fig. 4. A handled nut L screws on the bolt L against the clamping-bar G so as to move the latter up toward the body G and clamp the bundle of bristles in place between the bar G and the body G. A spring N, held on the body G, presses on the clamping-bar G and acts to readily open the clamping-bar when the nut L on the bolt L is unscrewed, so that a clean bundle of bristles may be removed and an unwashed bundle inserted in its place.

The body G is provided near its upper end with a reduced portion G adapted to rest in theforked end H of a radial arm H secured to the top of the body H of the disk H. In order to lock the holder G in place on the disk H, the upper end of the body G is provided with a lever G formed at its outer end with a cam-surface G, adapted to engage the upper end of the clampingbar G so as to swing the bar on the bolt L as a fulcrum and securely clamp the bundle of bristles in place between the lower end of the bar G and the lower end of the body G. The inner end of the lever G is provided with a downwardly-extending pin G adapted to engage an opening H in the radial arm H of the disk H.

Now it will be seen that by means of the cleat G the holder G is supported on two adjacent radial arms H and by its reduced portion G is held against lateral movement, and by the pin G engaging the opening H, is held against outward movement during the time the holder is on the disk and moves with the same.

In order to keep the liquid in the box A at a desired temperature to facilitate cleansing of the bristles, a steam-pipe 0, connected with a suitable source of steam-supply, is provided. A draw-off cock P is also arranged in the box A for removing the liquid and impurities Washed out by the liquid.

lVhen the several parts are in the position illustrated in the drawings and the disk His filled with holders, each carrying a bundle of bristles, and a rotary motion is given to the shaft E, then the comb O reciprocates and, with its upwardly-projecting teeth 0, passes through the depending bristles in the bundles carried by theseveral holders G. After a number of reciprocating motions of the comb O the operator by moving the handle K turns the disk H and the holders G, carrying the bundles of bristles, so that the latter are brought into the path of different combteeth 0. This operation is repeated until the disk H has made a complete revolution, after which the first holder G is removed from the disk H by throwing the lever G upward and outward, then moving the body G outward, and then lifting it upward to disengage the reduced portion G from the fork H and lift the cleat G out of the notches H of the two adjacent arms H By now unscrewing the handled nut L the clamping-bar G is opened to release the bundle of bristles F and a new unwashed bundle can be inserted between the clam ping-bar and the body G, as above described. The nut L is then screwed up to securely clamp the bundle of bristles in place, and the holder G is then inserted in its place and the lever G thrown down again to finally tighten the clamping-bar and to engage the pin G with its corresponding opening H The above-described operation is then repeated, and the next holder, when having completed its revolution, is removed from the disk and its bundle of bristles is taken out and replaced by a new one, and then the remove any impurities therein, the teeth being aided by the cleaning liquid contained in the box A.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A bristle-washin g machine, provided with a bristle-holder comprising a body, a clamping-j aw at the lower end of the body, a screwrod carried by the said body, a clamping-bar held loosely on the said screw-rod, and adapted to engage with its lower clamping end a bundle of bristles, to clamp the same in place on the clamping-jaw of the said body, and a handled nut on the said screw-rod for engaging the said clamping-bar, substantially as shown and described.

2. A bristle-washingmachine,provided with a bristle-holder comprising a body, a clamping-jaw at the lower end of the body, a screwrod carried by the said body, aclamping-bar held loosely on the said screw-rod, and adapted to engage with its lower end a bundle of bris tles, to clamp the same in place on the clampingejaw of the said body,'.ahandled nut on the said screw-rod, for engaging the said clamping-bar, and a spring pressing on the said clamping-bar, for openingthe latter upon unscrewing the handled nut, substantially as shown and described.

3. A bristle-washing machine, provided with a bristle-holder comprising a body, a clamping-jaw at the lower end of the body, a screwrod carried by the said body, a clamping-bar held loosely on the said screw-rod,and adapted to engage with its lower end a bundle of bristles, to clamp the same in place on the clamp ing-jaw of the said body, a handled nut on the said screw-rod, for engaging the said clam pingbar, and a lever pivoted on the said body and having a cam-surface for engaging the said clamping-bar, to finally close the latter, substantially as shown and described.

4. A bristle-washing machine,provided with a disk having a body and two sets of radial arms extending from the said body, one set being provided with top recesses and the other with forWardly-proj ectin g forks, bristle-holders having clamping devices for holding the bristles in place, and each holder being provided with a cleat, and a reduced portion for engaging the said recesses and forks in the radial arms, substantially as shown and described.

5. The combination with a liquid-receptacle, of a comb reciprocally mounted on the bottom thereof, means for sliding the comb, a disk revolubly mounted above the comb, and means on the disk for carrying bristles whereby the bristles may be held in the path of the comb, substantially as described.

6. The combination with a liquid-receptaole, of a comb mounted to slide on the bottom thereof and having a slot run longitudinally therein, means for reciprocating the comb,'a shaft standing rigidly on the bottom of the liquid-receptacle and passing through the slot of the slide, a disk mounted to turn on the shaft, and means carried by the disk for holding bristles in the path of the comb, substantially as described.

7. The combination with a support, of a disk revolubly mounted thereon, two arms projecting radially from the disk and having notches therein, a clamped body with lugs respectively fitted in the recesses of the arms, a clamping-bar pivotally connected to the clamped body, and a lever pivoted in the clamped body and engaging the clamping-bar whereby to move the clamping-bar with reference to the body, the lever having a pin capable of engaging and looking with the disk, substantially as described.

S. A clamp having a body portion, a clamping-bar, a bolt passed between the body portion and bar and serving to movably mount the bar on the body portion, a spring attached to the body portion and pressing the bar, and a lever mounted in the body portion and engaging the clamping-bar whereby to move the same relatively to the body portion, substantially as described.

9. The combination with a box, of a comb rested on the bottom thereof, means for imparting a reciprocal movement to the comb, a support in the box, the support overhanging the comb, and a rotary bristle-holder carried in the support and capable of moving the bristles circularly over the reciprocal comb.

CHARLES E. TYLER. JAMES DEMPSTER. lVitnes'ses:

JOHN H. BARIESTEAD, JAMES M. DAVISON. 

